"fossorial" meaning in All languages combined

See fossorial on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more fossorial [comparative], most fossorial [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl Etymology: From Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”), from fodiō (“dig”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fossōrius||adapted for digging or delving}} Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} fossorial (comparative more fossorial, superlative most fossorial)
  1. (zoology) Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing. Categories (topical): Zoology Related terms: fossorialism, fossorious, semifossorial, ambulatorial, cursorial, gressorial, natatorial, raptorial, saltatorial, scansorial Translations (of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing): риещ (riešt) (Bulgarian), ровещ (rovešt) (Bulgarian), fouisseur [masculine] (French), fouisseuse [feminine] (French), מתחפרים (mitchafrim) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), دالانساز (dalansaz) [singular] (Persian), fosorial (Spanish), động vật ở hang (Vietnamese), turiol (Welsh), cloddiol (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-fossorial-en-adj-E66h3F5S Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

Noun [English]

Forms: fossorials [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl Etymology: From Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”), from fodiō (“dig”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|fossōrius||adapted for digging or delving}} Latin fossōrius (“adapted for digging or delving”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} fossorial (plural fossorials)
  1. (zoology) Any digging animal (such as a mole) Categories (topical): Zoology Translations (digging animal): fouisseur [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-fossorial-en-noun-1fKuEpTJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 29 71 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

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